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ELEPHANT PARADE

12 juillet - 13 septembre 2021 Des éléphants colorés partout au Luxembourg !

40 éléphants colorés ont débarqué au Luxembourg et étaient répartis sur 13 localités : Bertrange / Bettembourg / Clervaux / Differdange / Dudelange / Esch-sur-Alzette / Ettelbruck / Junglinster / Mamer / Mondorf-les-bains / Remich / Schiffl ange / Steinfort

Le but de cette exposition était de sensibiliser le public et de collecter des fonds pour les éléphants d'Asie.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Elephant Parade was founded by father and son Marc and Mike Spits in 2006.

Whilst on holiday in Thailand, Marc met a baby elephant named Mosha, who had lost part of her leg after stepping on a landmine. Mosha inspired Marc and Mike to create Elephant Parade.

“We wanted to help Mosha & create something structural that would be profitable in the long run. This is the only way in which we can provide the elephant with a sustainable future.”

The fi rst Elephant Parade exhibition was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2007. Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital, Mosha’s home base in Lampang Thailand, was the fi rst organization to receive contributions generated by Elephant Parade and structurally continues to receive funds for taking care of Mosha.

MOSHA’S STORY

Mosha was just 7 months old when she suffered a landmine injury whilst walking near the Burmese border. This severe injury led to the loss of her leg under her knee which, unfortunately, puts extreme strain on the other three limbs and her spine as she continues to grow.

Mosha was the first elephant in the world to receive & use a prosthetic leg functionally.

With the help of the prosthetic leg, she is able to walk, but requires a new mould every year that she grows. Elephants grow every year up to 20 years of age. These new fi ttings are a large effort and expense as they require continued pioneering in a new area of elephant and veterinary medicine.

Given the extent of her injury, Mosha will remain at FAE Elephant Hospital as a permanent resident